SuPeR Knee Study update – September 2021
Our SuPeR Knee study, in partnership with HMRI and Ramsay Health Care, is once again tracking well with the study due to be complete in September 2022. For more information on [...]
SuPeR Knee Study Update – April 2021
The results are in, and our SuPeR Knee study, in partnership with HMRI and Ramsay Healthcare, is tracking well with the goal to have additional investigative sites on board in the coming months. [...]
Sweden in Australia Healthcare Dialogue
In late April, the Swedish Embassy in Canberra, hosted "Sweden in Australia Healthcare Dialogue", bringing together representatives from the public sector and academia to explore current trends in healthcare and to discuss how innovation, research [...]
NHMRC Ideas Grant Success
Professor Leeanne Carey and her team at La Trobe University, in collaboration with the Centre for Rehab Innovations (CRI), The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and University of South Australia, have [...]
HunterWiSE win University of Newcastle’s Excellence Award
Professor Sarah Johnson & the team behind HunterWiSE win the University of Newcastle's Excellence Award for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. (Dec 11, 2019).
Collaborations with the Rehabilitation Research Institute Singapore
On the 13th of November, we hosted a delegation from the Rehabilitation Research Institute Singapore (RRIS). The purpose of this visit was to further develop and formalise our collaborative links in areas of common interest. Professor Michael Nilsson is Visiting Professor at the LKC School of Medicine in Singapore and during his visits to Singapore in recent time, the links with RRIS have deepened. Professor Sarah Johnson has also visited RRIS recently and hosted our guests at Faculty of Engineering in the morning.
Public Talk – Digitization and Innovation in Swedish Health Care Transformation
Visiting Conjoint Associate Professor, Dr Thomas Linden will deliver a public talk entitled “Digitization and innovation in Swedish health care transformation - The e-health 2025 strategy” at NeW Space.
Project targets ‘precision rehab’ for knees
A new decision-making tool being developed in a $1.5 million research project at the University of Newcastle (UON) and Hunter Medical Research Institute is set to give patients better and more personalised rehabilitation interventions after knee replacement surgery.
New Centre to lead innovation in rehabilitation
Medical rehabilitation services are set for a significant overhaul, following the launch of Australia's first Centre for Rehab Innovations (CRI) at the University of Newcastle.